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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF CHARLES SOLUDO" <profcharles22@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: profsoludo4@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 17:30:25 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.


Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Prof. Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN), am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just
concluded its seating in Abuja just released your name amongst
contractors/Inheritance to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment.This
Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims
contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the
economy of our dear country.

However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract/inheritance
profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid Debt while
auditing was going on. Your contract file was forwarded to my office by the
auditors as unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that
for the time being, Federal Government of Nigeria have instructed us to
release all fund to the Beneficiaries on this first Quarter payment through
bank to bank transfer or through Diplomatic Immunity Payment to our
contractors because of numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria
on wrong payment and diversion of contract/inheritance funds to different
peoples.

In this regards, we are going to send your contract part payment of $10M
(Ten Million United states Dollars)US to you via courier service.

Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed
with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. This fund was brought to
us from America, it was meant for our Local AFEM market. But since the money
was not used, I will use my position as the Executive Governor, Central Bank
of Nigeria to send this fund to you.

The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to
your house address. All you need to do now is to send to me the following
1.Your full name.
2.Your full house address,
3.Your mobile telephone number and fax number if any.
4.Your identity such as, international passport or driver license
Please you have to make sure that the Telephone number you will provide will
always be on and you will always be available to receive the call because
the Diplomatic attaches will travel with it. He will call you immediately he
arrives in your country's airport. I hope you understand me.

Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes. i will
declare the content to them as Sensitive Photographic Film Material. I will
not declare money to them please. As soon as he arrives your Country and
call you and ask you the contents please tell them the something You are
advised to reply me through my Email address:officeforeignpayment1@02.pl and
I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangements.

I will secure the Diplomatic Immunity Affidavit Certificate that will be
tagged on the boxes to make it stand as a diplomatic consignment.
This clearance will make it pass every custom checkpoint all over the world
without hitch.

Please I need urgent reply because the boxes are scheduled to leave as soon
as we hear from you, and do not fail to call for more explanations.

Best Regards.

Prof Charles Soludo
The Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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